5. I think the way I watch football now is the Bears game first, and then the Red Zone channel. I have to follow my fantasy team. I know more about offensive players and complete defenses than I ever knew, and I’m not sure that’s a good thing. It has kind of taken away the nuance of watching complete games.

6. I think there’s only one key to winning fantasy football or baseball for that matter: luck. Sorry if you thought I actually had a Why didn’t I think of that answer. But it is all luck.

Art Donovan passed away this week at the age of 89. The former Baltimore Colts defensive lineman made a second career about telling stories from his first career.

Donovan cracks up Johnny Carson in this appearance on The Tonight Show.

Peter Richmond of Sports on Earth wrote about one of football’s most unique characters:

Artie wanted to be a cop, then a teacher. He applied to Columbia to see if he could get some teaching credits; the Ivy bastion, after reviewing the application, advised him to stick with professional football. So he did. And took another ring in ’59 when they routed the Giants. Marchetti was the leader of the defense; the man his teammates called Fatso was the court jester — until the opening kickoff. He was good. He’s in the Hall of Fame. He was All-Pro four